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waylay
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To ambush or ensnare by hiding and unexpectedly intercepting
To be hiding or lurking, waiting to ambush or attack someone
To accost or intercept unexpectedly
To seize and detain a person unlawfully or forcefully
To capture or attack suddenly and unexpectedly
To summon or signal (to someone or a vehicle)
To take violent or aggressive action against
To defy or challenge someone or something with hostile or argumentative intent
To force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape
To make a request or suggestion
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Verb
▲
To ambush or ensnare by hiding and unexpectedly intercepting
surprise
surprize
trap
entrap
attack
ambuscade
bushwhack
assail
ambush
rob
mug
box
nail
prowl
approach
catch
stop
lay a trap for
hold up
stick up
set upon
lay for
ensnare
assault
hook
pounce on
attack by surprise
set trap
set an ambush for
dry gulch
take by surprise
steal from
pull a gun on
“With dark eyes peeping out from beneath her black shawl, she would happily
waylay
any child or adult who wandered past.”
Verb
▲
To be hiding or lurking, waiting to ambush or attack someone
hide
lurk
prowl
stalk
skulk
slink
ambush
lie in wait
lie in wait for
conceal yourself
wait in the shadows
lay in wait for
sneak
creep
creep around
move furtively
move with stealth
“They will
waylay
in the dark and stab you in the back.”
Verb
▲
To accost or intercept unexpectedly
accost
confront
buttonhole
stop
collar
detain
intercept
importune
corner
nobble
tackle
pounce on
take aside
swoop down on
stop and talk to
approach
halt
catch
ambush
grab
surround
pin down
hail
solicit
question
shout to
interview
call to
speak to
discuss something with
cross-examine
initiate a discussion with
attack
face
restrict
take on
face up to
remonstrate with
hound
flag
address
bother
cross
talk to
whistle for
run into
more ❯
Verb
▲
To seize and detain a person unlawfully or forcefully
kidnap
abduct
capture
seize
shanghai
hijack
snatch
nobble
remove
grab
pirate
skyjack
steal
ransom
carry off
run off with
make off with
run away with
take hostage
take prisoner
spirit away
hold to ransom
take as hostage
make away with
body snatch
bundle off
carry away
lay hands on
hold hostage
dognap
rape
take as prisoner
hold for ransom
put the snatch on
appropriate
expropriate
commandeer
confiscate
nick
borrow
carjack
take possession of
take over
Verb
▲
To capture or attack suddenly and unexpectedly
surprise
ambush
ambuscade
bushwhack
capture
disrupt
disturb
interrupt
take by surprise
catch napping
catch off guard
catch out
catch red-handed
catch unawares
spring upon
catch off-balance
catch off-guard
come upon
intrude on
lay for
spring on
burst in on
catch in flagrante delicto
come down on
drop in on
lie in wait
catch in the act
catch on the hop
catch someone with their pants down
catch someone with their trousers down
come down on like a bolt from the blue
creep up on
take unawares
startle
wrong-foot
sneak up on
find unprepared
catch in an unguarded moment
outmanoeuvre
UK
outmaneuver
US
throw
steal up on
come up behind
come up on
approach unnoticed
pounce on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To summon or signal (to someone or a vehicle)
hail
stop
catch
summon
beckon
call
flag
signal
accost
collar
buttonhole
hello
holler
nobble
wave
halloo
shout
flag down
wave to
call out to
signal to
wave down
yoo-hoo
call over
gesture to stop
signal to stop
sing out
whistle down
whistle for
make a sign to
call to
shout to
approach
halt
detain
importune
grab
take aside
gesture
motion
hound
question
call for
get the attention of
confront
address
bother
cross
interview
discuss something with
speak to
talk to
cross-examine
initiate a discussion with
run into
intercept
solicit
corner
ambush
tackle
pounce on
swoop down on
proposition
surround
hustle
pin down
come on to
make advances
attack
restrict
face
stop and talk to
take on
remonstrate with
face up to
appeal to
propose to
implore
plead with
advise
sound out
beseech
make conversation with
make overtures to
broach
entreat
make advances to
engage in conversation
feel out
broach the matter with
broach the matter to
consult
make a proposal to
supplicate
confer with
suggest to
make a request to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To take violent or aggressive action against
bushwhack
attack
assail
assault
storm
strike
charge
rush
beset
trash
sic
raid
sick
surprise
ambush
turn on
descend on
pounce on
set on
jump on
descend upon
set upon
pounce upon
go in on
tear into
fly at
pitch into
light into
round on
hold up
go at
set at
beat up on
invade
lay into
fall on
besiege
trap
blitz
surprize
fall upon
swoop on
ambuscade
mug
aggress
strike at
launch oneself at
make a raid on
attempt to capture
make an assault on
take by storm
let fly at
launch an attack on
entrap
ensnare
jump
capture
lay a trap for
advance on
make an onslaught on
set about
beat up
come at
lash out at
launch an attack
march into
overrun
overcome
blast
terrorize
US
shoot down
terrorise
UK
charge at
run at
hurt
infiltrate
pounce
descend
smite
batter
harm
penetrate
blindside
overwhelm
belabour
UK
afflict
hit
devastate
smash
take
accost
hook
set in on
make a foray on
make a sortie on
take down
surge into
go in
conduct an offensive on
take on
surge over
open fire on
deal a blow to
deal a blow
make an assault
make an attack
maltreat
impugn
harry
bombard
cook
blister
belabor
US
bust
encounter
dry gulch
take by surprise
set an ambush for
set trap
attack by surprise
sally
work over
weigh into
have at
let someone have it
go for
sail into
hit out at
have a go at
wade into
lace into
get stuck into
torpedo
bomb
sally forth
fire on
march on
make inroads on
foray into
swoop down upon
turn to violence
lay siege to
rob
prowl
nail
box
approach
catch
stop
stick up
lay for
beat
pummel
US
pelt
pound
pummelled
UK
thrash
paste
rough up
plunder
strafe
shell
cannonade
knock about
knock around
wallop
barrage
pepper
fusillade
hammer
ravage
fire at
do over
shower
foray
drub
conquer
pillage
rain down on
maraud
beat the living daylights out of
duff up
rake
sweep
swarm
enfilade
occupy
blitzkrieg
thump
fire a broadside at
fire upon
open fire
give someone a beating
beat down upon
riddle
subjugate
assault physically
search
inroad
strike out at
rout
beat someone up
fight
leap at
swarm over
rain
mob
launch at
spring at
rush upon
go after
rush at
spring on
swoop
lunge at
dogpile
secure
breach
make a raid
mortar
gang up
advance
seize
infringe
lapidate
sack
drop
pour
fall
volley
stone
launch
catapult
combat
abuse
encroach
throw at
hail
depredate
despoil
ransack
lambaste
appear
arrive
battle
begin hostilities
injure
reave
spoliate
begin an assault
take the offensive
arrive in hordes
strike out
drop in
turn up
come in force
show up
manhandle
get at
wreak havoc on
lash out
molest
bear down on
lay waste to
come closer to
close in on
draw nearer to
converge on
draw near
move close to
draw near to
come close to
move closer to
move in on
ill-treat
more ❯
Verb
▲
To defy or challenge someone or something with hostile or argumentative intent
confront
defy
oppose
resist
challenge
brave
withstand
face
tackle
brazen
outface
dare
attack
breast
accost
meet
outbrave
beard
approach
flout
repel
affront
assault
scorn
stand up to
face off
face up to
face down
go up against
come up against
meet head-on
square up to
go one-on-one
take aside
come face to face with
call out
face with
come to grips
get to grips
encounter
call someone's bluff
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
cope with
deal with
endure
bear
take
tolerate
stand
take on
brazen out
fly in face of
grapple with
weather
suffer
handle
fight
risk
sustain
cross
court
swallow
stomach
outdare
venture
put a bold face on it
put on a bold front
hold your own
stare down
stand your ground
prevail against
face out
live through
stand fast
stand up against
be confronted by
face up
ride out
be defiant
stick to your guns
stay the course
engage
battle
experience
countenance
eyeball
play
brace for
submit to
be drawn against
abide
square off
make a stand
brook
allow
contend with
bit the bullet
play against
take the bull by the horns
front
stick fast
remain firm
hold out
persevere in the face of
go the distance against
stand firm
hold the line against
take a stand against
hang tough
treat with contempt
put up with
undergo
stick out
sit through
resign oneself to
subject oneself to
brave out
meet head on
go through
bear the brunt of
live out
brace oneself for
fly in the face of
grin and bear
sit and take it
square off against
be patient with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To force (a person or animal) into a place or situation from which it is hard to escape
corner
trap
catch
capture
enclose
ambush
surround
ambuscade
bottle
collar
mousetrap
nab
seize
tree
block off
close in
pen in
cut off
hem in
shut in
bring to bay
run to ground
drive into a corner
run to earth
get on ropes
have up a tree
snare
ensnare
entrap
bag
nail
lift
lay hold of
lay a trap for
trammel
arrest
confine
pen
imprison
take into custody
hedge in
box in
pin down
lock in
take in
hold captive
fence in
take prisoner
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a request or suggestion
approach
appeal to
propose to
advise
implore
plead with
sound out
accost
beseech
broach
confer with
consult
address
broach the matter to
broach the matter with
buttonhole
entreat
feel out
make a request to
solicit
suggest to
supplicate
take aside
detain
engage in conversation
initiate a discussion with
make advances to
make a proposal to
make conversation with
make overtures to
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